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Impersonation calls
492 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 469 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are rising: 70 reports in the last 7 days, up 35% on a usual 52 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 57% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
99% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Robocall / Automated Message.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Impersonation call cover 469 different numbers. 304 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 247 · 51%
- Suspicious 232 · 48%
- Unknown 7 · 1%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Robocall / Automated Message
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 2
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Morning 6am to 12pm 151
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 278
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Evening 6pm to 12am 55
Latest reports
"Felt pressured to act Said it was Microsoft , asked if I was the user in my household using computers and that my licence was flagging to them that my system was compromised (or words to that effect). The woman ended the call - perhaps because I wasn't immediately in a panic."
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade They claimed to be from my mobile phone company offering to replace my contract and asked for bank details. I called my provider who confirmed that they had not contacted me."
"They claimed to be from British Telecom about a data breach. When I told them that BT would not contact direct but contact through my supplier they hung up. This is the third call the others said they were from Open Reach."
"Asked for personal information Made accounts in fake names Pretended to be someone else"
"Claimed to be from the NHS, almost certainly ask for your NHS number if you let them get that far."
"Pretend to be about a job"
"Claimed to be from Microsoft, said a name then I hung up"
"Automated recorded message supposedly from Indeed"
"Automated/robocall posing as Indeed recruitment"
"Voice call stating they are from a HR department suggesting you contact that them via whatβs app. Iβm retired and not looking for work!"
"Threatened or pressured me spam and scam"
"Called multiple times claims to be from ee"
"They claimed to be from a company they claimed to be from the nhs"
"Felt like a scam Tried to recruit me for a job with pay that felt too good too be true. Upon looking at the number further, I found they were not who they were impersonating to be."
"Claimed to be from energy provider. Ai voice claimed to be my energy company. Blocked."
"Vodaphone Scam Claimed to be from my network"
"They claimed to be from SBC FRAUD prevention re a payment to British Airways."
"Called purporting to be Sky"
"They claimed to be from a company no vm left"
"They claimed to be from a company 3G Claiming my SIM would be deactivated"
""New number" WhatsApp scam pretended to be my niece and somehow had her voice"
"Claimed to be from immigration department and then spoke in chinese."
"Claimed to be from Microsoft and claimed my computer had been hacked"